Name

James Drinkwater

Biography

A Manxman who had become mayor of Liverpool. Married into the Leece family whose merchant connections linked the Island to the wider world. Wrote to the Lords of the Admiralty begging for the release of the fishermen impressed by Lieutenant Hawkes in 1811. The Admiralty refused. A Manx-born mayor of one of England's greatest cities, petitioning the Crown on behalf of his own people, and being told no.

Active Period

fl. 1811

Place

Liverpool

Douglas

Period

Crown Administration

Role / Office

Mayor of Liverpool

Book Chapter

Chapter 15